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Election Photos of the Week 09/16-09/26

Former President Bill Clinton, right, campaigns for Democratic US Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal, left, in New Haven, Conn., on Sept. 26. Jessica Hill/AP

Sen. John McCain (R) of Arizona (r.) shakes hands with Libertarian US Senate candidate David Nolan (l.) after greeting Green Party candidate Jerry Joslyn (2nd l.) and Democrat Rodney Glassman on Sept. 26 prior to a debate at KTVK television studios in Phoenix, Ariz. Darryl Webb/AP

Andrew Cuomo (l.) the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, campaigns for Eric Schneiderman (r.) the Democratic nominee for state attorney general, at a public appearance on Sept. 26 in New York. Schneiderman will face Republican Dan Donovan in the November election. Mark Lennihan/AP

Frank Sutherland calls registered voters during a phone bank session with other veterans for Sen. Harry Reid (D) of Nevada, and other candidates on the Democratic ticket on Sept. 25 in Las Vegas. Julie Jacobson/AP

Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for governor, Tom Corbett, signs a T-shirt for Kurtes Smith, the Clinton County Republican chairman, on Sept. 25 during the Pennsylvania GOP State Committee meeting in Harrisburg, Pa. Daniel Shanken/AP

A voter wears a sticker on his shirt after casting an absentee ballot on the first day of early voting for the November general election on Sept. 23 at the Polk County Auditors office in Des Moines, Iowa. Charlie Neibergall/AP

House minority leader John Boehner (R) of Ohio gestures while announcing the Republicans' "Pledge to America" agenda on Sept. 23 at a lumber company in Sterling, Va. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Florida Governor Charlie Crist attends an economic roundtable at the University of South Florida Center for Entrepreneurship on Sept. 21. Crist made the switch from Republican to Independent and is now running for the US Senate. Ann Hermes/Staff

Attorney Chuck Norris, candidate for probate judge, stands with a new batch of his election signs, which are being stolen on a regular basis on Sept. 21. Norris states the large signs cost $100.00 per sign, as he stands in the rear of Chinigo, Leone & Maruzo, LLP, located at 141 Broadway in Norwich, Conn. Tim Martin/The Day/AP

Performer Lady Gaga speaks at a rally in support of repealing the so-called "don't ask, don't tell" law, in Portland, Maine, on Sept. 20. Pat Wellenbach/AP

Kinky Friedman trims the ivy growing as hair on a six-foot bust of Gov. Rick Perry on Sept. 20 in Austin, Texas. The terra cotta busts of Perry (r.) and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White (l.) were created by a compost-producing company to help create interest in the election. Eric Gay/AP

Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, makes a stop at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee, Fla., on Sept. 19 as part of the "Fire Pelosi Bus Tour," which will hit over 100 cities in the United States. Ann Hermes/Staff

Former Alaskan governor Sarah Palin greets supporters at the Republican Party of Iowa's Reagan dinner in Des Moines, Iowa, on Sept. 17. Palin fueled speculation that she might run for president in 2012 on Friday with a high-profile visit to Iowa and a call for unity between battling factions of Republicans ahead of Nov. 2 congressional elections. Brian C. Frank/Reuters

President Obama (l.) with Connecticut attorney general and Democrat candidate for US Senate Richard Blumenthal (r.) wave during a fundraiser in Stamford, Conn., on Sept. 16. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP

Texas Gov. Rick Perry (r.) looks at pistols under a display case as Mike Felts (l.) looks on after a campaign event at a gun shop in Dallas, Texas, on Sept. 16. Perry, touting his pro-gun credentials in his reelection campaign, was on hand to pick up the endorsement of the National Rifle Association. LM Otero/AP

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A crackdown on transfers to Somalia to block Al Shabaab funding has had a major impact on Somali-American communities. Lawmakers are working on a contingency plan to prevent a potential humanitarian crisis.

ByJohnny Magdaleno, ContributorMarch 3, 2015

Omar Faruk/ Reuters

For the last three weeks, Ali Eishe has been scrambling to find a way to send money to his nieces and nephews in Somalia.